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Effects of nitrogen and its carriers with different topping heights on growth, yield and quality of tobacco

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. R. Mahadik
Affiliation:
University of Agriculture, Zemedelska 1, Brno

Summary

In this investigation the largest amount of nitrogen used, 44 kg per hectare, increased leaf size, yield and amount of nicotine in the leaf. The three carriers of N had similar effects on growth and yield at each amount applied but calcium ammonium nitrate produced tobacco inferior in quality to that with ammonium sulphate and urea. Increasing topping height from 8 to 10 and to 12 leaves increased the total leaf area per plant and yields, delayed maturity and lowered the quality of the tobacco. The greatest yield was produced by using 44 kg of N and topping at 12 leaves, but the best quality resulted from using 44 kg of N and topping at 8 leaves.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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